Mark Ricker

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Mark Ricker
Born (1968-09-02) September 2, 1968 (age 54)
OccupationArt director, production designer [1]

Mark Ricker (born September 2, 1968) is an American art director and production designer. [2] [3] [4] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Production Design for the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom . [5] Ricker has also been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Art Direction and Outstanding Production Design for his work on the television programs Escape at Dannemora and Halston and on the television film You Don't Know Jack. [6]

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References

  1. McGovern, Joe (April 7, 2021). "How 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Production Designer Used a Steel Mill to Re-Create 1920s Chicago". TheWrap . Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. Grobar, Matt (August 26, 2021). "Production Designer Mark Ricker On 'Halston', 'Last Of The Mohicans' Memories, Encounters With Daniel Day-Lewis And More – Production Value". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. Pattman, Elizabeth (March 25, 2021). "Ricker nominated for production design Oscar for work on 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'". Burlington Times News . Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. Grobar, Matt (August 7, 2019). "'Escape At Dannemora' Production Designer Mark Ricker On The Logistics Of Capturing Sweat's Dry Run". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  5. "The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  6. "Mark Ricker". Television Academy . Retrieved November 3, 2021.